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Maharashtra: Two held with rare red sand boa in Jalna
Updated On: 22 July, 2021 12:00 AM IST | Jalna | PTI
The red sand boa, popularly known as two-headed snake, is listed under Schedule IV of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
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Two men have been arrested for alleged illegal possession of a non-venomous red sand boa, which they were trying to sell through social media in Maharashtra`s Jalna district, a forest official said on Thursday.
The police arrested Mohammad Rafique Yakub (47), a resident of Deualgaon Raja, and Vishal Bhimrao Sardar (25), a resident of Chikli in Buldana district earlier this week and recovered the snake from them, forest officer Shrikant Itlod said.
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